Anton “Tony” Henry Berend, 87, of Vinita, passed away May 29, surrounded with love at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He was born April 1, 1935, in Windthorst to Anton and Eleanor Berend. Tony was one of 13 children. He graduated from Windthorst High School and after high school he trained to be a Welder.

In the double's draw your partner competition, Ronnie Wolf and Pat Anderle placed first followed by Trey Armstrong and Jerry Stedham while AJ Schreiber and Ty Duncan placed third on Sunday, June 5. Courtesy photo/Samantha Baumer

The ACISD Cheerleading Annual Two Man Scramble was held at the Archer City Country Club on Friday, June 10. Seventeen teams participated, 46 holesponsors, 10 high school cheerleaders and eight junior high cheerleaders. Money from the event helps pay for camp, uniforms, camp wear, shoes and supplies for pep rallies and games. TOP: Jon Cowan and Frank Murray placed first at the two man scramble. RIGHT: Mickey Mayo and Steven Schroeder placed second. Eric Reed and Kane Decker tied for third with Steve Stults and Butch Ford. Courtesy photos/Jamie Krenek

The annual Round Timber Reunion will be held at the Round Timber Cemetery on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the cemetery pavilion. The Round Timber Cemetery Association (RTCA) meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m.

“We have a lot of oil trucks running through our county,” says Wade Scarbrough (Commissioner, Precinct 1), “and many of these now heavily trafficked roads were only intended for tractors and light agricultural traffic. Now with not only the oil trucks, but also an increasing population and new developments, we’ve been looking for something better.”

Well June has arrived, and that means rodeo time in Archer County. The Archer County Rodeo Association will present the 76th Annual Archer County Rodeo and Ranch Rodeo June 16 through 18 at the Archer County Rodeo Arena.

In the "Windthorst looking for nrew city secretary" article in last week's edition former Windthorst Mayor Sue Steinberger was referred to as Steve Steinberger and former Mayor Donnnie French was left off the list of former mayors Debbie Schroeder served under.

Social media is where a person can express their true thoughts, opinion, and share life experience. This past week one person on one of our local gardening pages stated the obvious fact their tomatoes were flowering, looked OK, but not setting fruit. “What should I be doing?” The immediate popular response was, “My my Granny used to give them a vigorous shake, hit them with the broom, flyswatter, or stick, etc.” While this physical abuse was quickly noticed by young grandchildren, what was not noticed was when she was doing this and why.

John Watson “A good man is always learning,” is an old Latin Proverb. Sages and thinkers since the days of the first schools thousands of years ago have recognized the importance of education in shaping and informing the minds of students from their earliest lessons and throughout their lives.

The Sheriff’s Office received 199 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 27 inmates and two being female in the Archer County Jail.